This table contains the representative unit energy costs that must be utilized to calculate estimated annual energy cost disclosures required under this part for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, and water heaters. This table is based on information published by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2022.
Type of energy | In commonly used terms | As required by DOE test procedure |
Electricity | ¢14/kWh12 | $.1400/kWh. |
Natural Gas | $1.21/therm3 $12.6/MCF56 | $0.00001209/Btu.4 |
No. 2 Heating Oil | $3.45/gallon7 | $0.00002511/Btu. |
Propane | $2.23/gallon8 | $0.00002446/Btu. |
1 kWh stands for kiloWatt hour.
2 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu.
3 1 therm = 100,000 Btu. Natural gas prices include taxes.
4 Btu stands for British thermal unit.
5 MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet.
6 For the purposes of this table, 1 cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,039 Btu.
7 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 13,738 Btu.
8 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.
9 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu.
16 C.F.R. § 23 app K1 to Part 305